La Croix Du Prieuré
Château Prieuré-Lichine
Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2023
Château Prieuré-Lichine 2023 – Margaux, Grand Cru Classé en 1855. BDX France 🇫🇷
Overview
A developing Margaux showing early aromatic charm and layered complexity, with youthful structure and noticeable oak integration that will benefit from short-term aging.
Aromas & Flavors
Red cherry, raspberry compote, wild strawberry, subtle vanilla pod, sweet baking spice, light cedar, emerging floral tones and faint graphite.
Mouthfeel
Medium-bodied with tight but refined tannins, good mid-palate tension, clean line of acidity, and a structured finish that signals further evolution ahead.
Food Pairings
Duck breast, herb-crusted lamb rack, porcini risotto, roasted chicken with thyme, aged Gruyère.
Verdict
Already expressive and layered, but still in its formative phase. A couple more years will soften the tannins, integrate the oak, and elevate aromatic precision and depth.
🍷 Personal Pick
Not ready to fight for my podium of winnings wines for immediate consumption yet — but the engine note is promising. Worth revisiting soon.
— 5 months ago
Complemen’ Terre
La Croix Moriceau Muscadet Melon de Bourgogne 2020
Like a dry cider. — 5 years ago
La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou
Saint Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2021
@"Odedi" said it well. Nice. — a month ago
Château Canon
Croix Canon Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2022
Atherton Wine Imports 2026 tasting at République, Los Angeles. 2022 vintage. Better, longer finish than the 2021 version. Dark plum and cassis ruling the roost here. 3.18.26. — 4 months ago
Domaine Bernard Baudry
La Croix Boissée Chinon Cabernet Franc 2013
Etienne Bécheras
Le Prieuré d'Arras Saint-Joseph Syrah 2015
Domaine Cecile Tremblay
La Croix Blanche Bourgogne Pinot Noir
Kinda like a beaune village wine. Floral with medium body. A bit lean as an 14 — 5 years ago
Château La Croix de Gay
Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 2009
Very nice balance and in it’s perfect window at age 17. Red fruits punctuated with loamy earth tones, nice acidity and a long finish. — 6 months ago
La Croix Bonis
Saint Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2018
Merlot dominates this blend but there is some Cabernet Sauvignon and some Cabernet Franc blended in. Medium ruby color with a slight clear meniscus. Fruit forward aromas and flavors of blackberry, black cherry, dark plum, baking spices and cedar. Medium-plus finish. Medium body and very silky tannins. Well balanced/layered acidity and a very silky texture. A bit more austere than a traditional Medoc red blend. At peak. — 9 months ago
Domaine des Croix (David Croix)
Les Cents Vignes Beaune 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2014
Belle pureté, fruits croquants, framboises, fraise, la finesse, longue finale — 4 years ago
Domaine des Croix (David Croix)
Les Bressandes Beaune 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2018
Quintessential Beaune. Quite young, but already showing some soft edges. Cherry notes combine with cinnamon and a hint of nutmeg. This is not for the long haul, but is presenting well right now. Finishes dry, so in my mind, this requires food - Nougatine at Jean Georges. — 5 years ago
Stefan Dolhain
2019 vintage. 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. The good news is that I have another unexpected good experience with a Diam cork this week (Diam 5 in this case), praise the Lord! (and I would never have bought the bottle if I had known in advance it had a Diam cork). 2019 is one of my favourite vintages for Prieuré-Lichine, and the second wine is pretty good too. More Merlot-dominated and easy-drinking compared to the grand vin, but a most pleasurable Margaux for a very reasonable price (27 euros in their shop, I sell it a little cheaper even). Smooth and elegant, and another fine Bordeaux value. Abv 13,5%. — 5 days ago